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Open Blue : événement de Pitch et de Networking - Blue Factory ESCP le mercredi 27 mai de 18h à 21h30, à L'Escalator. Venez nous rejoindre à la 8ème édition de Open Blue, un événement de pitch & networking pour découvrir des projets, rencontrer des entrepreneurs d'horizons variés, et pourquoi pas collaborer sur des projets ! Au programme : _ Pitches d'entrepreneurs : découvrez les pitch des entrepreneurs de la Blue Factory et de l'Escalator ! _ Open Mic: testez votre pitch en 1min top chrono ! (sur sélection - places limitées) _ Networking & Apéro : venez avec ou sans projet ! Cet événement, ouvert à tous, est l'occasion de partager votre projet, d'élargir votre réseau ! ⭐️ Lien d'inscription en bio ⭐️ 📆 mercredi 27/05/26 🕠 18h00 - 21h30 📍 L'Escalator - 36 Rue Raspail, 92300 Levallois-Perret

INNOVATION PRIZE 2026 📣 Call for Entrepreneurs is OPEN until May 31st! The Innovation Prize - 6th edition, is officially live, and we are waiting to see all ESCP Entrepreneurs rise up to the challenge! Who can apply? -) You are ESCP Business School students and recent alumni (up to 3 years post-graduation) -) You are starting to work on a prototype or already testing your solution 🏆 3 PRIZES up for grabs. ESCP Foundation monetary prize + Blue Factory mentoring support) ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ESCP Foundation Prize → €8,000 funding → 6 months of mentoring ⭐️⭐️ Promising Prize → €4,000 funding → 3 months of mentoring ⭐️⭐️ Jury’s Favorite Prize → €4,000 funding → 3 months of mentoring 📆 Key Dates: Application Deadline is May 31st 🟩 APPLY (link in bio) Info and Q&A Sessions: May 11th 1pm GMT+1 May 25th 5pm GMT+1 🟩 REGISTER (link in bio) @escpbs @escpturincampus @escppariscampus @escpmadridcampus @escpberlincampus @agoraescp @start_me_up_escp

Highlights from our event, proudly hosted alongside @betadash_ and @lovable_dev_official at @escpbs Madrid last week 👇 We were delighted to bring together 60 participants for this enriching session: no pitches, no fluff, just building, feedback, and real conversations, leading to the creation of 25 projects in just a few hours. A great example of our mission to create spaces where ideas turn into prototypes and synergies come to life. A big thank you to Daniela Pavlova, Head of Madrid Blue Factory ESCP, Ray Salameh, Javier Mateache Calderon, and Geoffrey Rolin Jacquemyns for making this happen, as well as to the @escp.ai society for the collaboration. Here’s to the next edition :)

ChangeNOW 2026 is underway! ♻️ @changenow_world Proud to be an academic partner of the world’s largest event for the planet with 35,000+ participants, 1,000+ solutions, 140+ countries, all at the Grand Palais in Paris. This is where our commitment to ecological and social transition comes to life. Here’s where to find us 👇 🎤 March 31 Roundtable & workshop (12:15–4:00 PM) “Resilience Without Borders” — rethinking global resilience with academics, leaders, and changemakers. 🌿 April 1 — Impact & Careers Pitch competitions, Impact Job Fair & ESCP Extension School. 🚀 All week Blue Factory booth + student meet-ups with experts and entrepreneurs. If you’re at ChangeNOW, come meet us 👋 Learn more via the link in bio 🔗

Onboarding 2026! Welcome to the 150+ participants across Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Turin, and London following our programmes START and LAUNCH and working on exciting projects 🌍 👉 What’s up this semester: • A wide range of projects across sectors such as education, tech, finance, health, climate, and creative industries • A strong mix of solo founders and teams • A vibrant community spread across all our campuses and around the world! 🎯 Our missions and objectives is to: • Help START participants validate their idea and the problem they’re solving • Support LAUNCH teams in learning from their first user tests and, for some, achieving their first sales We wish all participants an amazing entrepreneurial journey! 💭 Are you enrolled in the programme? Come say “hi” in the comments section :)

🚀 Entreprendre, autofinancer, lever des fonds : quels choix à chaque étape ? Rejoignez-nous pour une masterclass interactive avec Gilles Satgé (ESCP 1985), fondateur de @luccasoftware sur le campus de ESCP Montparnasse de 18h à 20h30. Créée en 2002, Lucca s’est développée pendant près de 20 ans en autofinancement — un parcours rare dans la tech avant une levée de 65M€ en 2022 pour accélérer sa croissance. 💡 Timing d’une levée de fonds 💡 Relation entrepreneur & banquier 💡 Stratégies de croissance Témoignage, échanges avec BNP Paribas Banque Privée, quiz interactif & cocktail networking. Un moment privilégié pour apprendre et développer votre réseau ✨ 👉 Inscription obligatoire (lien en bio) #Entrepreneuriat #Masterclass #LevéeDeFonds #Networking #ESCP #Lucca

🔔 LAST CALL • You can still apply to one of our programmes START, LAUNCH, or SEED by today at midnight (16/02). 📅 Deadline: 16/02 at midnight 🌐 Apply here: blue-factory.eu 📢 Selection announcement: 27/02 🚀 Programmes begins in March (details on the website) Need some insights? Here’s a glimpse of some of the #entrepreneurs who joined our programmes👇 Each semester, we welcome ambitious entrepreneurs who are turning ideas into real projects. These programmes are more than just support structures, they’re spaces to meet peers, challenge your thinking, and accelerate your journey. What truly makes the difference? 💡 The community: being surrounded by driven founders who share feedback, energy, and ambition is a game changer. 🌱 SEED promo 24–25 – Maa Biodiversity Co-founded by Younès Boual, Aristide Bruguiere & Hippolyte Bruguiere Supporting forest owners with assessments and data-driven solutions to optimise forest value while enabling companies to invest in biodiversity preservation. 💄 LAUNCH promo 2025 – AALGA Founded by Williams Ngom Developing inclusive cosmetics for pigmented and melanin-rich skin. 🎬 START promo 2025 – Margot W. Launching an innovative audiovisual project producing and selling vertical short dramas.

Want to start 2026 together? Join Blue Factory for tailored #support, key #tools and #resources to develop your project! What does participating in a Blue Factory programme entail? 💡 #Expertise, #masterclasses, #workshops and #coaching tailored to your needs 🩵 A #community of #peers for constructive mutual support 🌿 Extensive resources and hashtag#network (ESCP Business School community, partners, #European ecosystem) 🏢 Shared offices and #coworking spaces (depending on campus and availability) 💰 #Grants and #fundings opportunities 📅 Applications open until 16 February 2026 Eligibility: - Be affiliated with ESCP Business School (student or alumni) or a partner institution (Sorbonne, HEC Montréal, Tsinghua University, Honoris United Universities). - Be ready to embark on a collective adventure and become part of a supportive community. - Commit to completing the programme - Be in a development phase corresponding to the programme's support offer 🔗 Link to apply - in the bio blue-factory.eu 📩 ONLINE INFO SESSION: come & ask your questions on Thursday 12/02 at 12:30 p.m - in the bio blue-factory.eu See you soon!

[CALL FOR ENTREPRENEURS] We are opening #applications until 16/02 to join one of our programmes START, LAUNCH or SEED and get support you in your entrepreneurial journey! Learn more about it: We’re on the lookout for the participants, founders #starting, #launching and #growing their ideas and projects ✨ 🗓 Apply until 16/02 midnight! 🎯 3 programmes are open to support you: 💡 START - Turn a real market problem into your first Proof of Concept ⚡ LAUNCH - Validate your solution with first users testing 🌱 SEED - After the first sales, move on traction and growth 💬 Why join Blue Factory? If you are looking for a full support, benefit from our #experts and hashtag#mentors, an #European #community and #network. You are ready to commit and share knowledge with #peers! The programmes aim to support you, and move forward on your projects with a clear mind, structured path and make you enjoy the journey even more! PS: the programmes are open for ESCP students, alumni and externals too (listed on the website). 👉 All the details & applications: blue-factory.eu 💻 Curious to learn more? Join our ONLINE info sessions on 4/02 and 12/04, from 12:30pm to 13:15pm, and get your questions answered live (link in comments). We’re excited to discover your projects! #Entrepreneurship #Startups #Founders #Entrepreneurs #Incubator #Innovation #EarlyStage #VentureBuilding #BusinessLaunch #ESCP #Community #BlueFactory

🏆 En décembre dernier, nous avons eu le plaisir de remettre 3 prix dans le cadre du #concours Coup de Pouce co-organisé avec la Fondation Le Roch-Les Mousquetaires : Félicitations aux équipes #lauréates 👇 - Thomas Perrier et Jules Vialleton, co-fondateurs de Lizette - Jason Durand, fondateur de GuidMe - Rafik Ouahid, co-fondateur de Goclaim On vous invite à allez suivre leur #projets passionnants. Un grand merci également à nos #jury pour leur participation et leur expertise : ⭐️ Laure MANTOUX 🧿🔗🌿, Présidente du jury, entrepreneure et animatrice de réseaux de dirigeants d’entreprises ⭐️ Gentil Antoine, entrepreneur, co-fondateur de @momji_fr et La maison urban ⭐️ Dhylan Samba, entrepreneur, fondateur de @carres_solidaires Merci et bravo à tous les candidats 👏 Bonne continuation aux lauréats, on a hâte de voir la suite!

Entrepreneurship Festival 2025 is a wrap! 🫧🫧 Throughout November, our community came together to explore what it truly means to build with purpose, ambition, ethics, commitment and sustainability across all ESCP campuses! 🌞 Under this year’s theme, #RealityCheck, students, entrepreneurs, investors, and experts shared raw stories, bold lessons, and powerful reflections on entrepreneurship today, not just as an act of launching, but of listening, learning, and evolving. Highlights from across our campuses: 🇮🇹 Turin — My Greatest Lessons (and the Mentors I Learned From) celebrated the power of mentorship, with heartfelt contributions from Barbara Cassinelli, Enrico Gentina, and Birnur Yavuz. 🇬🇧 London — Hard Lessons brought founders and investors together for honest conversations about failure, growth, and resilience featuring the “Genius Circle,” where entrepreneurs shared real challenges and received live feedback from peers. 🇩🇪 Berlin — Founding Teams offered a deep dive into co-founder chemistry, solo ventures, and what makes teams thrive (or fail). The night ended with a Co-Founder Matching session powered by START Berlin and HPI Engine. 🇪🇸 Madrid — From AI & Entrepreneurship to The Future of Work and The Good Error Culture, events tackled technology, purpose, and how embracing mistakes can spark innovation. 🇫🇷 Paris — The Champerret campus buzzed with 15 entrepreneur demos, creative workshops, co-founder matching, and an inspiring talk featuring Grace Mehrabe (Outmind), Edouard Gasser (Tilak Healthcare), and Martin Daniel (CarbonFact). Across Europe, the EntrepreneurshipFestival2025 reminded us that reality checks are essential, not to limit our dreams, but to ground them in values, ethics, and impact. 💥 A special thank you to all our speakers, partners, mentors, and participants who made this 16th edition truly special. 🙏 Let’s keep building ventures that are not only innovative but meaningful and responsible. ✨🌱

✨ Entrepreneurship, innovation and inspiration ✨ On November 18, the Blue Factory brought our campuses to life with the Entrepreneurship Festival 💡 The event reminded us that innovation must go hand in hand with responsibility, ethics, and impact 🌍 👉 To keep the conversation going, the Montparnasse Library is offering a selection of inspiring books on entrepreneurship and meaningful innovation. 📍Come discover them today at the library! #Entrepreneuriat #InnovationResponsable #BlueFactory #BibliothèqueMontparnasse